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Posted by tdavis on Jul 31, 2013 in blog | Comments Off on New Realities of Leadership Communication

The new realities of leadership communication can be viewed from the context that we are moving to an era of organizational conversation. This reality has come about as a result of five things: Economic Change, Organizational Change, Global Change, Generational Change and Technological Change. Economic Changes has resulted in the increasing demand within the service industry and has evolved to become more economically significant relative to knowledge work. This has supplanted other kinds of work and we are constantly seeking advanced ways to process and share information. Organizational change has created a flatter hierarchical structure with the frontline employees involved in more value-creating work with bottom-up communication being important for decision-making. Global change has created a diverse and widespread workforce whereby you are navigating across geographical and cultural lines which has caused the interaction to become more fluid and complex. Generational change has caused a younger workforce to expect peers and authority figures to communicate with them in an energetic and two-way fashion. Finally, technological change has caused the reliance of an older and less conversational channel to be plausible. Social media platforms have become more powerful and widespread. Intimacy is the first stage for establishing a connection with our employees. However, in order to obtain the intimacy, we must have great interaction and dialogue. 1) Interactivity: Promoting Dialogue. A personal conversation is the exchange of comments or questions between two or more people. One person holding the conversation is not a conversation. This remains true of organizational conversation which leaders talk with their employees instead of to their employees. Interactivity allows the conversation to be fluid rather than closed and directive. The effort of interactivity reinforces, and builds upon, intimacy: Efforts to close the gaps between leadership will deteriorate if employees don’t have the tools and the institutional support they need to speak up or to talk back. A shift toward greater interactivity is driven in part by the shift in the use of communication channels. For many years, technology made it difficult or impossible to support interaction within a company of any size and the media that companies used to achieve scale and efficiency. However, new channels have disrupted the one-way structure. Social media have given leaders and their employees an interactive voice with the style and spirit of a personal conversation. It is important for organizations to deploy the right technology; however, equally important is the need to buttress social media with social thinking. Today’s prevailing organization culture works against transforming corporate communication to a two-way street. For many executives and leaders, the temptation to treat every medium as a microphone is hard to resist. However, some companies have fostered a genuinely interactive culture of values, norms, and behaviors that create a welcoming space for dialogue. 2) Inclusion: Expanding Employees’ Role. Let’s reflect for a moment. Wouldn’t you agree that personal conversation at its best is an opportunity endeavor? It enables you to share ownership of the depth of the discussion. As a result, you can put your own ideas, heart and soul into the conversation. Organizational conversation calls on employees to generate the content that makes up a company’s story. Inclusive leaders help to turn those employees into full-fledged conversation partners. During this stage, leaders raise the level of emotional engagement that employees bring to...

Posted by tdavis on Jul 23, 2013 in blog | Comments Off on 7-Tips for Optimum Work-life Balance

As leaders, have you ever felt that your life was so chaotic that you didn’t know if you were coming or going! Major deadlines to meet and team members calling out sick. What is a leader to do! We may feel that we are not fully present in the moment and this gives us a sense of not being effective or efficient. How can we get it all done with managing our career, business and family? My years of research and coaching successful executives and leaders indicate their ability to remain present in the moment and be successful in life has been attributed to creating a blueprint. You will have to determine the type of blueprint that works for you. I recently talked to my daughter who is achieving success in her young adult life and she creates an annual blueprint that has given her optimum work-life balance. Let’s take a look at some tips that can help you achieve balance. I have personally and know many who have adopted the B-Alert System. Napoleon Hill said it best, “Every well-built house started with a definite plan in the form of blueprints.” Why not create your own plan for work-life balance and success? Here are six tips from the B-Alert System and one more that I have thrown in for good measure! Create a Blueprint – This is how you prepare for your day. You do prepare don’t you? A blueprint is simply a map for the day. There are two options for preparing your blueprint. Either do it the night before or early the next morning before your day kicks off. Create a blueprint recording system and keep it simple! Take Action – When it comes to reviewing your results, the amount of action you put into your day will directly determine your score. You probably have already noticed, there is a major difference between being busy and taking specific, well-planned action. You can have a busy day with nothing to show for it. You did not move closer to accomplishing your goals and the day just passed you by. Concentrate on the activities that produce the greatest results for you and delegate effectively. Learning is Golden – Learning is golden because a well-balanced day includes taking time to expand your knowledge. Develop the habit of reading at least twenty to thirty minutes in the morning. It’s a great way to start your day. Read anything that is stimulating, challenging, and educational or that gives you an edge in your industry or profession. Every day, I spend 20 minutes reading empowering content and 20 minutes reading challenging and stimulating content. Remember that you can turn your car into a learning center by listening to CDs. You can learn a lot by just observing and studying other people. What do wealthy and happy people do? Invite a successful person out to lunch every month – someone that you really respect and admire. Exercise Leads to Good Health – I hear the groans and moans already! Do you want to be rich in health? Creating balance in your life means you don’t treat your health lightly. A little daily exercise is a great prescription for good health and increased energy. Do a minimum of twenty minutes of something that will increase...

Posted by tdavis on Jul 15, 2013 in blog | Comments Off on Creating a Blueprint for Work-life Balance

“When you work, work, and when you play, play. Don’t get the two mixed up!” –Tangela Davis Is this you or can you relate to the following scenario? “You rise early in the morning, no later than 6:00 am, drink 2-3 cups of coffee before you start your day, work hard all day including skipping lunch, maybe tell yourself you are going to spend time with family and will arrive home at a reasonable hour; however, you end up working later or taking work home with you and sometimes working into the wee hours.” This becoming more and more common as people struggle to find a healthy balance in their lives. Often time greater pressures are on women, who work full-time building a career or business, still expected to cook, clean and somehow cater to her family’s needs. In the mix, you lose sight of taking care of yourself. Let me assure you, there is a better way and there are people who have achieved optimum balance in their daily lives. Let me share a story with you…Let’s take John and Jennifer who have been married for 15 years with two kids. Jennifer started her own business six years ago (a technology business). This family takes annual vacations. At least six weeks off for fun every year. John and Jennifer had parents with strong values that influenced their habits growing up. An important value they learned was “If you are going to a job, do it to the best of your ability.” Another strong value learned was saving and investing. By the time they were married, they both had a savings plan in place and they were able to maximize their join savings plan. At work, Jennifer has a first-class executive assistant who allows her to focus on what she does best. She does not get caught up in unnecessary paperwork and rises early to kick-off her day. She rarely arrives home later than 6pm. At the beginning of the year Jennifer and John sit down and plan their personal and family goals. This includes scheduling time for vacation and mini-breaks. Twice a year Jennifer enjoys a long weekend away with her Mastermind Group to enjoy skiing. Here is the million dollar question, “Do you enjoy a healthy, well-balanced lifestyle, doing work that you love, and that gives you an excellent financial return and allows you to have significant time off to pursue your other interest? The answer is either “Yes” or “No.” If your answer is “No”, let me introduce you to the B-ALERT System by Jack Canfield. If you check the dictionary for the work alert it reads “At the ready, mindful, using intelligence, on guard, conscious, and prepared.” Being at the ready every day and using intelligence will keep you mindful of your priorities and your state of balance. When you are truly alert you are more conscious of what is going on. Now what is the opposite of alert? Mindless, unprepared, unconscious off-guard and stupid! If you had a choice, which side of the scale would you like to sit on? For the next few blog series, I will present a blueprint that successful leaders use to maximize their time, resources in order to achieve the lifestyle they desire! “Every well-built house started with a...

Posted by tdavis on Jul 6, 2013 in blog, news | Comments Off on Leaders with Attitude

June 25, 2013 Genuine “Leaders” have an attitude about them Have you ever noticed that the leaders you admire have an ‘attitude’ about them? This is because people who are true ‘leaders’ are not easily discouraged by obstacles and issues that might deter others. In fact, they don’t see them as “obstacles and issues,” but problems to solve and situations to work through. A real leader will work and play hard to find and keep their ‘team’ and or business together. In essence…. • Leaders are not daunted by failure: Leaders believe that if you fear failure too much then you’ll have a hard time getting past breakfast! • Leaders are not daunted by rising before the sun does: Show me a successful lazy entrepreneur and I’ll show you a purple horse. A true leader will work as hard as you. • Leaders are not daunted by hard work: In fact they don’t think of it as “work.” Instead they think of it as an investment in you, their team and the business….in your joint business partnership. • Leaders are not daunted by risk: Too much risk is seldom good; but nothing really innovatively great is ever accomplished without some degree of risk, very often there can be quite a bit of risk to achieving greatness. • Leaders are not daunted by ownership and responsibility: Leaders have no choice but to take it, Leaders believe that if you want the rewards then you and they have to ‘go with the flow’ and also take ownership and responsibility along the way. • Leaders are not daunted by conflict: Conflict is the currency of leadership; you have to be able to handle it effectively or your team, and other colleagues won’t want to follow you. • Leaders are not daunted by what they can’t see with the naked eye: Vision in a business means looking past the horizon to opportunity invisible to others. • Leaders are not daunted by bare forearms: As in the kind that goes with rolled-up sleeves and being part of a wider team. • Leaders are not daunted by the unknown: True leaders work at their business relationships and look for new ideas. They are open to try new things to maintain their business growth. • Leaders are not daunted by admitting fault: A real leader instinctively know that too much hubris, excessive pride or arrogance and they will have trouble being with others, which of course they need to in order to accomplish what they want and need to be fulfilled themselves. By Trisha Proud Partners in Solutions,...

Posted by tdavis on Jul 6, 2013 in news, training | Comments Off on BUILDING A TRIPLE “A” EFFECT ORGANIZATION SEMINAR

TRINITY STRATEGIC CONSULTING, INC. CONFERENCE & TRAINING CENTER July 19, 2013 l 9:00 am – 11:00 am 10 Cabarrus Avenue East l Suite 235 l Concord, NC 28025 T. 704-957-0620 Register early as seating is limited!!! SUMMARY Build Your People and Build Your Profits! Are you a leader that struggles to get it all done? Do you continuously have to ask your employees over and over again to get the job done? Are you missing deadlines? Does it appear that you are working harder instead of smarter? How can you move beyond building the company vision alone? You don’t have too! Image Building a Triple “A” Effect Organization. Envision building “Ambassadors” on every level of your business and sharing that strategic vision and compelling story in order to move them to “Action” and inspire them to become “Accountable” for “getting the job done”. Finally, develop leaders who “Lead With Conversation” and become great leaders who now become equipped with building other great leaders! Learn the tools that support Building a Triple “A” Effect Organization and position your business for increased performance, real results and real profits! Join us for this seminar where “you” and your high potential leaders will discover: Keys to attracting, recruiting and cultivating ambassadors How employees will be inspired to take action How to engage employees to embrace accountability as a positive and not a negative The five long term business trends that is forcing a shift in the future of corporate communication How as leaders to lead with conversation instead of commands PROGRAM BENEFITS This seminar will provide you with “today’s” tools to help you build leaders on every level of your organization! WHO SHOULD ATTEND This executive education event is aimed at – CEOs, COOs, CIOs, CFOs, Presidents, SVPs, VPs, Corporate Directors, SVP HRs, VP HRs, Global Heads of HR, International HR Directors, Sr. HR Managers, HR Business Partners, Hiring Managers, Supervisors, Project Managers, Team Leaders, etc. ABOUT THE SPEAKER Tangela M. Davis, MBA is a leadership expert, professional speaker, author and founder of Trinity Strategic Consulting, Inc. Her leadership expertise is inclusive of change management, executive coaching and executive communication. She assists clients in honing their personal power as leaders to support organizational and personal goals through speaking and executive coaching. Ms. Davis received her BSBA from University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She received her MBA from University of Phoenix. Ms. Davis is a global speaker on current leadership issues important to executives. Register today to begin building self and other leaders on every level of your...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Trinity Strategic Consulting, Inc. Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary and Expands CEO’s Leadership and Professional Speaking Expertise CONCORD, N.C. (July 5, 2013) – Trinity Strategic Consulting, Inc. celebrates 10 year anniversary and expands their CEO’s leadership and speaking expertise, according to Tangela M. Davis, CEO of Trinity Strategic Consulting, Inc. “With over 20 years of coaching leaders to success and assisting them with building authentic leaders within their own company, I am pleased to introduce my flagship program for executing the goal of building authentic leaders on every organizational level to a broader audience of Executives…Building a Triple “A” Effect Organization!” Image Building a Triple “A” Effect Organization. Envision building “Ambassadors” on every level of your business and sharing that strategic vision and compelling story in order to move them to “Action” and inspire them to become “Accountable” for “getting the job done”. Finally, after extensive research, there are five long term trends that are forcing a shift in corporate communication in the future. Image developing leaders who “Lead With Conversation” and become great leaders who now become equipped with building other great leaders! Learn the tools that support Building a Triple “A” Effect Organization and position your business for increased performance, real results and real profits! With emphasis placed on these key areas, employees will truly feel they are an integral part of the company and will be empowered to contribute far beyond one’s expectations, as they are a part of a clear vision! If your organization would be interested in booking Tangela as a Keynote for this program or Facilitator for your business conference or corporate board retreat/meeting, please visit www.tangelaspeaks.com for additional information and our upcoming seminar “Building a Triple “A” Effect Organization” scheduled July 19, 2013. She has spoken for some of the country’s top corporations and government agencies over the last 20 years. A partial list of companies served include AT&T, AVAYA, Educational Resources, Inc., Wells Fargo, Trammell Crow Company, The Department of Commerce, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, NAWBO, eWomen Network and University of Phoenix. Become a fan at www.facebook.com/tangelaspeaks. About Tangela M. Davis, MBA Tangela M. Davis is a leadership expert, coach and author of the increasing demand for the book, If I Knew Then What I Know Now: An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Avoiding Costly and Dumb Business Mistakes. Tangela has launched numerous leadership programs, coaching executives and leaders for the last 20 years in the government, corporate and small business marketplace. Having been involved in many mergers and acquisitions, she is an industry expert on change leadership. Always passionate and eager to share her knowledge and experience, Tangela is available for Conference Keynotes, Break-out Sessions and Seminars. # # # Contact: Tangela Davis, MBA Trinity Strategic Consulting, Inc. 10 Cabarrus Avenue East, Suite 225 Concord, NC 28025 Phone: 704-957-0620 Fax: 704-625-1631 Email:...

Posted by tdavis on Jun 12, 2013 in blog | Comments Off on Trinity Strategic Consulting, Inc. Celebrates 10 Years of Service!

As Trinity Strategic Consulting, Inc. “celebrates 10 years of serving clients” nationwide so is our core value of reaching a broader audience in building the best and most authentic leaders on every level of the organization. As President/CEO of Trinity Strategic Consulting, Inc., it has been my honor and pleasure to serve our business community in the areas of Executive Coaching and Training and Development. However, the time has come for us to reach a much broader audience by expanding my leadership expertise with professional speaking. My sister has always said that I am a “talker” and “motivator”! Must have inherited it from my Grandfather as he was a talker and the greatest story teller in the family! Most of all, he was a great inspiration to me as he did not learn to read and write until he was well into his 70’s. With over 20 years of coaching leaders to success and assisting them with building authentic leaders within their own company, I am pleased to introduce my signature program for executing the goal of building authentic leaders on every organizational level…Building a Triple “A” Effect Organization! This pragmatic simplistic approach encompasses three elements: AMBASSADORS – Business leaders are recognizing that thought leadership has become a key differentiator and can be a great instrument for building ambassadors. The unsung benefit of thought leadership is how it can inspire and motivate employees and act as a talent retention and attraction magnet. Companies that strategically involve their employees in the thought-leadership journey – from marketing to finance will find a number of happy consequences. Investing and creating ambassadors gives employees something to talk about over and above the products or services they sell and poise them for a successful leadership track. Ambassadors are empowered to have deeper conversations and foster a more meaningful relationship with clients, leaders and peers. ACTION – As leaders, how easy is it to move people to action? Are you asking/telling them or using some form of coercion? As a result of missed deadlines, are you repeatedly asking your employees to accomplish the work and projects assigned? Inspiring employees to take action means bringing the vision to life whereby it taps into the core spirit for the passion and excitement that lies within us. The movement to action requires the foundation of ideas that we must act upon and remain diligent with our ambassadors! ACCOUNTABILITY – The key to leadership is to form an environment whereby people do the best they can because they want to do it! When employees know it is clearly in their best interest to give their maximum discretionary effort to the organization, managers don’t have to crack the whip as often. Imagine working in an environment where people do the right things not because they are expected, but because it is in their best interest. In that atmosphere, holding people accountable would create a positive occurrence rather than a negative. There are several attitudes to consider for engaging employees to view accountability as a positive and not a chore! With emphasis placed on these key areas, your employees will truly feel they are an integral part of the company will be empowered to contribute far beyond your expectations, as they are a part of a clear vision! If your organization...

Posted by tdavis on Apr 20, 2012 in blog | Comments Off on Three Sides of the Triangle: The Faces of Trinity Strategic Consulting

At Trinity Strategic Consulting, Inc. we have a very diverse and highly-skilled team of consultants that allow us to do what we do best – get you the results that you want and need. While these faces are only three of many, they embody the Trinity Strategic Consulting experience. Tangela M. Davis As the founder and CEO of Trinity Strategic Consulting, Tangela brings over 22 years of business experience in executive coaching, human resource management, and consulting. She draws upon her experience in the banking/finance, commercial real estate, retail, government, security services, non-profit, and technology industries. She is a UNC Charlotte alumnus with very strong ties to the community. Tangela has been published in the Mecklenburg Times, Charlotte Business Journal, Charlotte Woman Magazine, and The Black Pages and interviewed by various other newspapers and publications. She recently published the eBook, “If I Knew Then What I Know Now, An Entrepreneur’s Guide for Avoiding Costly and Dumb Business Mistakes.” Trinity Strategic Consulting Inc. is her vision brought to life – a national management consulting firm in the Charlotte metropolitan area that specializes in accelerated business performance, business strategy, and revenue growth. Lamar Russo Lamar is the Business Development Specialist for Trinity Strategic Consulting, Inc. He has over 16 years of business experience which include small business development planning, marketing strategies, sales management, sales volume and profit attainment, and program implementation. Lamar is a Georgia State University alumnus with extensive experience designing and implementing best practice methodologies and new business development strategies. He brings his expertise and skills to Trinity Strategic Consulting as he works with our prospective clients to establish services and business relationships Dawn Schaeffer Dawn leads Trinity Strategic Consulting, Inc.’s expansion of core services in accounting and payroll management. She brings over 20 years of accounting experience from the manufacturing and services industries. Her expertise and high level of energy has proven to be a great asset to our company as well as our clients. Dawn has an educational background in accounting, mathematics and psychology from Columbia College of Missouri. Our team is dedicated to delivering results that will bring your company continued and greater success. Stay tuned for website updates as a profile page for each team member is uploaded in the coming...

Posted by tdavis on Apr 20, 2012 in blog, news | Comments Off on Self-Consideration: Time Management for the 21st Century Leader

Self-Consideration – “Don’t Waste Your Own Time” Time Management for the 21st Century Leader Lately, many of my clients have been expressing concerns about time management. In response, I have posted a few tips below to help with time and task management. The first step in better time management is prioritizing. You have to prioritize your tasks and responsibilities. Your first priority should be Strategic Goals which include business planning and relationship building. Your next priorities should be operations which include managing your business including its systems and processes. Time-sensitive issues and projects should be handled next. Your last priorities should be minor administrative tasks and micromanaging. Use the following time-management guide as a tool to help you prioritize. Priority 1: Important and Urgent Priority 2/3: Important and Not Urgent Priority 2/3: Not Important and Urgent Priority 4: Neither Important Nor Urgent Once we have our priorities in order, it’s a lot easier to manage our businesses, including people and processes. Often times, we find ourselves busy between long meetings and short conversations answering questions and responding to concerns from our staff. This may sound counterintuitive, but I find it helpful to schedule more meetings. Rather than having just two meetings, one executive and one staff and having lots of impromptu discussions with employees throughout the week regarding their individual projects, it’s more efficient to have a weekly executive meeting and staff meeting and monthly-one-on-one meetings with other employees. Your time won’t be spent responding to questions and concerns the second they come up, but rather, puts the staff in a position where they have to batch their questions and concerns about individual projects for your meetings with them. Depending on the nature of your business, some of these meetings can even be electronic – using the phone, Go-to-Meeting, or even Skype. It’s also helpful to set up established office hours, so that there is a designated block of time every week when people will know that they can come in your office and speak with you. Rather than having people popping in and out of your office throughout the day, they will know that unless it’s an urgent matter, they can come see you in person during your office hours. If you’re like me, it’s easy to spend two hours a day just checking and responding to emails. Sorting through them to find the important ones is a big task in and of itself, let alone, responding to them. To avoid spending too much time managing your emails, you should commit to checking emails a limited number of times per day – three to four. You can even use an assistant to help you manage your emails. He or she can sort your emails, reply to the minor ones, and forward you the major ones. One tip that I cannot stress enough is to DELEGATE. Often times we tell ourselves that it’s easier to do things ourselves because it takes time to teach and train people or that some tasks are too important and we have to do them ourselves. We have to let go of this mindset, because when we do, we become more productive and less stressed. Delegate tasks to staff members as you find it necessary to do so. Most job descriptions have a part...